Fossil Ridge High School (Fort Worth, Texas)

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Fossil Ridge High School
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Fossil Ridge High School (Fort Worth, Texas)
4101 Thompson Rd

Fort Worth, TX

Tarrant County, Texas
76244

United States
Coordinates 32°53′35″N97°17′43″W / 32.89306°N 97.29528°W / 32.89306; -97.29528
Information
Type Co-Educational, Public, Secondary
Motto"It's better at the ridge"
Established1995
Sister school Keller High School
Timber Creek High School
Central High School
Keller Learning Center
School district Keller Independent School District
SuperintendentRick Westfall
PrincipalAmanda Burruel
Faculty158.13 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,329 (2023-24) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.73 [1]
Language English
Spanish
Campus type Urban
Color(s)  
Mascot Panther
Communities served Fort Worth
Keller
Watauga
Haltom City
North Richland Hills
Feeder schoolsFossil Hill Middle School Vista Ridge Middle School
Renovated1997–2001
Website kellerisd.net

Fossil Ridge High School (FRHS) is an American public high school located in northeast Fort Worth, Texas. [2] It is the second high school inside the Keller Independent School District. Most nearby schools such as Fossil Hill Middle School and Vista Ridge Middle School graduates feed into Fossil Ridge.

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According to U.S. News & World Report, Fossil Ridge High School is ranked at #1,473 as one of the highest ranked high schools in the United States. In Texas, it is ranked at #142 as one of the highest ranked schools and was certified Silver. [3]

Athletics

Sports offered at Fossil Ridge include basketball, baseball, softball, track and field, wrestling, power lifting, volleyball, tennis, golf, basketball, soccer, swimming and diving, bowling, rodeo, cross country, ice hockey (district-wide team), and fishing (also a district wide team).

Football

Fossil Ridge currently has two freshman teams, one junior varsity team, and a varsity team. The teams play at the Keller Sports Complex and the small stadium located at Fossil Ridge.

In 2005, Fossil Ridge went back to the playoffs for the first time since the 2002 season. Beginning with the 2014–2015 school year, Fossil Ridge has been reclassified to 6A. Following the 2023-24 School Year, Fossil Ridge was moved back down to division 5A.


Fossil Ridge Class of 2015 Graduation ceremony at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. (May 2015) Fossil Ridge High School at Park Center in Arlington.jpg
Fossil Ridge Class of 2015 Graduation ceremony at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. (May 2015)

Extracurricular activities

The school's extracurricular choices include: Math Club, UIL Academic Teams, Chess Club, Academic Decathlon, Health Occupations Students of America, Business Professionals of America, College Bound, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Forensics and Debate, Media Technology (formerly Broadcast Journalism) ("Ridge TV", formerly "Fossil Ridge Live"), Yearbook ("Impressions"), Spirit Team ("Stray Cats"), Gymnastics Team, Drill Team ("Sun Dancers"), Keller ISD JROTC, Art, Photography, Ready, Set, Teach (a course directed towards recruiting future educators), Literary Journalism ("The R", formerly "The Panther Times"), Choir, Panther Jazz Ensemble, Theatre ("Theatre at the Ridge"), Cheerleading, Student Council, Band & Colorguard ("Panther Regiment"), and an array of subject-specific clubs (e.g. Spanish Club), National Honor Society, Rembrandt Society, National Art Honor Society, Anime Club, Uno Club, as well as Piano.

Theatre

JROTC

Fossil Ridge currently has an AFJROTC program. However, the program takes place at Central High School, a neighboring school in the KISD. The program consists of participants from all 4 KISD high schools.

Marching band and color guard

The Fossil Ridge Panther Regiment, 2005 PantherRegiment.jpg
The Fossil Ridge Panther Regiment, 2005

The Fossil Ridge Panther Regiment is a marching band and color guard.

The 2006 Senior Class received over $4.4 million in scholarship offers. [7]

The Panther Regiment has made back-to-back appearances in the 2007 4A and 2008 5A State Marching Band Contests.

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ Tarrant Appraisal District. "Real estate data display for 4001 Thompson Road" . Retrieved July 19, 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Fossil Ridge High School in Keller, TX". US News Best High Schools. February 20, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
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  5. ↑ Advancersutexas.edu Archived April 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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  7. ↑ Keller ISD – Home [ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ Friedman, Scott (February 5, 2021). "Who is Ali Alexander, the Fort Worth Man Behind '#stopthesteal'?". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth . Retrieved February 6, 2021.
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